THE COAL INDUSTRY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A005300850003-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 4, 2007
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: December 1, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
Poland
U.S. OFFICIALS ONLY
This material contains information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States within the mean-
ing of the Espionage 1rws, Title 18, U.S.C. Sees. 793
and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in
any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited
by law.
REPORTI I
DATE DISTR. 3 December 1954
NO. OF PAGES 2
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REFERENCES
1. The Coal Industry
2. Miscellaneous Economic Information
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
Coal Output and Distribution
1. Total output of Polish coal in 1954 is estimated at 87 million tons.-Out of this
figure 14 million tons will be exported to the soviet Bloc countries, 10.million
to the Wiest, and 63 million will be used for home consumption.
2. This last figure is strikingly wasteful. It'may be explained by the fact that:
a. Nationalized industry has too many bosses and no one really considers
himself responsible.
b. It is now forbidden to use wood as fuel for domestic )urposes.
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The Position of Krupinski
5. Soleslaw Krupinski, until recently Vice-Minister for Mining, has-been dismissed
from his post. However, he is not in disgrace, and?has been appointed president
of the Scientific Research Commission of the Minfatry of Mining. He-is still
official car and has an even higher sale 5X1
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The Party
as a very valuable specialist.
Specialists versus the Party
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6. There is now a general'tendency to disregard aman's attitude towards the 'regime
when he is a specialist or expert. The government is less and less concerned
whether-a man is-a Party member or-supports the regime actively, so long as he
can-be'useful. '"he tendency is to put a specialist into a specialist job
whether'or no he is a Communist. In some cases non-Party specialists are
even given preference, since "they don't waste time on politics".
7. The recent dismissal' of-Gede-from the post of*Minister of Foreign Trade and the
nomination of Dobrzaiiski in his place is a move in-the new line.-G6de--Wds
purely's Party mans,'with little knowledge of trade, spending most of his
time in-Party conferences. Dobrzansk i, though a Communist, is'intereated in
trade and his work is influence&by trade considerations alone.
The Position of Professor Roga
8. Professor Roga, who usually attends E.C.E. international coal conferences in
Geneva as a Polish delegate to the Classification Committee, is not likely
to be allowed to travel abroad appln in the immediate future. He was due to
attend the E.C.E. conference in June, but at the last moment he was ggain
crossed off the list of delegates, and his mission was entrusted to Wladyslaw
Woleki, delegate of the Central Offices for the Coal Industry in Warsaw (main
office in?Stalinogrod)-. There is nothing serious against Roga, but he, like
Krupinski, is not a Party member and is equally careless in conversation, and
does'not therefore enjoy the confidence of the Party. On the other hand, it
is-normal practice to nn'ningte and obtain visas for twice the number of
people needed for a delegation abroad, and thdn a day or two before actual
departure to select the final team.
Coniment. This so-called-new trend has not been noticed in the 25X1
higher fiovernmental circles. The emphasis still appears to be on the Party man
rathet'thai'i on the specialist. Gede was not dismissed from his post but was
advanced -to' the- position of a Vice-Chairman of the Praesidium of the Council
of-Mifiisters.-He'was replaced in the Ministry of Foreign Trade by Konstanty
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